Episode 27: Do you want to start your own podcast or maybe you’re just curious about the process that goes behind producing a podcast? I hope you will find this reflection on some of the lessons I have learned from one year of podcasting helpful.

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Episode 26: In this episode, I share my process when revising a research paper for an academic journal hoping to compare notes with you and learn from each other when it comes to tackling the sometimes arduous task of addressing a major revision decision.

Episode 25: Dr Harvy Joy Liwanag, a medical doctor and health systems specialist from the Philippines, discusses the importance of decolonising global health and academia and encourages us to practice reflexivity in our research activities.

Dr Liwanag's profile at the United Nations University-International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH)

UNU-IIGH's Decolonisation Conversations Series

Dr Liwanag's recent article on "Dialogical reflexivity towards collective action to transform global health."

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Episode 24: Rejections are normal and common in academia. What do we do whenever we are confronted with rejections and criticisms? In this episode, I share some of my thoughts and practices when dealing with rejections.

Physics Today article on Einstein

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Episode 23: It's no news that the Covid-19 pandemic has profoundly changed our lives, but how do international students cope with unfortunate news from home while continuing their studies abroad? Irine Hiraswari Gayatri, a student from Indonesia (the most recent pandemic hotspot in Asia) who is currently studying in Australia (a country known for its tough lockdown and border controls) answers this and other difficult but important questions in this episode.

Irine is a PhD candidate at the Gender, Peace and Security (GPS) Centre, School of Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Monash University, supported by an Australia Award Scholarship. She is also a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Political Studies, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and writes regularly about security issues in Indonesia. Her latest article is for the Australian Outlook about terrorism in Indonesia during the pandemic. You can find her other articles here or follow her on Twitter (@gayatriveda) for updates.

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Episode 22: Do you find it difficult to decline an offer or an invitation? It is normal to feel that way, but in the long run, sometimes politely saying no to invitations that are not aligned with your values and do not fit within your schedule is empowering and beneficial not only to your career but, more importantly, to your well-being.

Hell Yeah or No by Derek Sivers

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Episode 21: Why is peace research in the Philippines important? In this episode for the ACUNS Tokyo Series, my special guests, Harmond P. Marte and John Lee P. Candelaria answered this question plus more. They also shared their reasons for pursing their graduate studies in Japan and provided some helpful tips to those who are thinking of doing the same.

Follow Harmond on Twitter and read his publication on Private Sector Involvement in Bangsamoro Peace Agenda here.

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Episode 20: Toxic productivity ended up being counterproductive for me. In this episode, I talked about why the culture of "publish and perish" is detrimental to our growth as scholars. I also explained why I prefer the word creativity over productivity and how this word choice shifts my mindset and influences my relationship with my writing.

Huffpost article about toxic productivity

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Episode 19: This episode is about three inspiring stories of motherhood in academia from three inspiring scholars, Dr Aisha Younus, Teresa Jopson, and Rahmatika Dewi. Even with their busy schedules, they took the time to reflect on their journeys to let us know that we are not alone in navigating life within and outside academia.

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Episode 18: In the past few months, I noticed that I have been working until late at night and even on weekends, feeling physically tired and mentally unfocused. I realized that I was spending more time with my work to meet deadlines than with the important people in my life. I thought I just need to "balance" my work time and personal time, but it did not improve my well-being. For this episode, I invite you to reflect with me the answer to the question I recently asked myself: Are you balancing your work and personal time or are you managing your life?

Work-life integration

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